Paper handling mechanism for accounting machines



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PAPER HANDLING MECHANISM FOR ACCOUNTING MACHINES I Filed Dec. 30, 1938 SON WALTER AANDER ORNEY ATT P UNITED chines.

" length in comparison tothe'us ual length of mover Most ;front' feed type'car'riages. have columnar positions o ats 2 on the 3 nism for short forms that permits ready inser- 1 of varying widths is not sacrificed and the rigidity guide chutes a 13 are provided These 55 Figure 2 is a detail sectional 'view showing the I6 are connected by screws, such as 22, to th 55 PatentedApr. Q,-1940 I 2,19s,4s7- u s H PAPER-f HANDLING. :MEonAmsM from o COUNTHfIG-MACHINES Walter-A. Anderson; Bridgeport; Conn, assignor to "Underwood Elliott Fisher Company, .New' U -Y ork, N. Y., a. corporation-of'Delaware, 1, v ApplicationDccember 30,1938, 'sjerini o. 243,430, 1 Claim. (oi.--19v-'- 1;2'1 )K This invention reIatestopaper carriages for means employed for mountingiingeropeningson accounting machines; and more particularly to the front feedbail rods, and s g a means for guiding and holding cards and the Figure3 is a detailsectional View taken on the r 1 like that are adapted tobe printedton such maline" 3 -13 'ofFigure 2. t 1 A X The invention 'is illustrated in connection with Many users of modern accountingmachines re- "the type age used. on the mac (118' quire that the carriages thereon. be equipped (5105861 i he pp n OfOSCaTJ- sundstrand,

. with mechanism for accommodating and holding Serial No,581,800, filed Dece b r 1 M aplurality of short forms such as, for example,' is adapted to beused on'thetype of carriage employees earning record cards and pay 'enclosed infU. S.' Patent.No. 2,060,954, issued to Q velopes. These forms are arranged to be jointly i-Oscar J. Sundstrand on November 17, 0n I insertedin the carriage at separate points, and a disclosed in j applications 013 Walter p v held in 'position for successive printing opera-f'A-fl d s Se a N 2, d 6 ,fi tions; Since these forms are relatively short in July '23, 1936, and'February 26, 1938, respectively.

Carriage-in general forms, and since in many instances there is only j t Y Y ,"a single line posting .to be printed thereon, it is I eferringto e l t Carnage is moun e desirable that they befed fromin front of the for me t q a a k S c a n 5 facilitate their rapid insertion moves from r ght to left, 1t 1s stopped mvanous tra v l extending s w c m s accounting machine may print on the work nient fortheoperatorto insert short forms .iqrms fed emu dit l a 3 vmechemsnrl to a sufiicient depthpwith'respect to the printing qrt u tme the carnage from column to colline of theplaten. 'Such carriages as have been and or ll g it bolts m P05117101! 1S 25 equipped with mecha i ft 'pi'ovide fcfthis disclosed in application Serial No. 581,800. The 25 P b em havesacrificed, more or less, the lateral i s e a t d to od e ff adjustability r the guiding and holding means. P pe fi w a aw r l he 4, andfront fed mrt t provision t or mor 'fing r "paper includ ng short; forms such as an emopenings in the transversely extending rods,- to 'ployees d 5 n Pay nfifacilitate insertion of the forms, tends to weaken Theplaten mayrbelfotated manually by knobs 1 3 the assembly and to impair the efficient operation secured t each f of 37119 P Shaft 3, and of the front feed structure generally. may be rotaffied aummatmaHY durmg f q It is an object of this invention, therefore, to of th macmne by a feed pawl 9 cooperatmg with teeth ona ratchet wheel [0 secured to shaft 8.

ovide'a front feed din and holdin mechapr gui g g The mechanism foroperatmg pawl 9 is disclosed 3 tion andremoval of a pluralityiofv such formsto ill-Patent z o!9 4- i the correct depth in accordance with the printing Mechanism for guiding and holding front fed requirements, and in such manner that lateral v t I ,paper' I v adJustability of the guides to accommodate cards For introducing frontf'ed t a'plumuty of 49 of the gene from? feed structurelremainsyun' chutes are formed with'sides l4 which act as impaire'i o 7 edge guides, and are secured on separate brackets With this and incidental objects inview, the in- |5 ou t d for sliding movement along rods I6. I v nti n ists 'c a novel e tu s of on- The outer ends of'the two outside rods 16 are 45,,

struction and combinations of parts, the essensecured by screws, such as I'Lto upstandingarms tialelements of which areset forth in the ap I8 niountedfor. pivotal movement on the carpended claim, and a preferred embodiment of riage side walls. Arms l8 correspond to end Which s e e r described w th reference to pieces 35 in Patent No. 2,060,954 and are mount- 1 50 the drawing which accompanies and forms part ed for pivotal movement on. carriage side walls 50 a I of this specification. a in the same manner as disclosed in this patent.

" In the drawing: I The opposite ends ofothe outside rods I'B are se- Figure 1 is aperspective view of a carriage cured by screws, such as l9, to sides 20 of finger embodying the invention, pieces 2|; the opposite endsof the middle rod opposite sides 23 of finger pieces 2!. A series-of square rods are similarly connected between arms #8 and sides 20 and between sides 23 of 1 the, finger pieces byscrews, such as 25, as shown.

ment with the platen.

H, H and I3 in their laterally" adjusted posi{ tions.

Finger pieces 2! are so formedas to permit the operator to insert short forms around the platen 3 to a pointwhere the line on which it is desiredto have the printing appear on such forms is line with the printing line or the "platenythese finger pieces allowing room for the operators fingers during such insertion. Referring to the afore-mentioned patents, it will beohserved that the rods shown there Whiclncorre'spond to. the

rods ltand 24 are of one continuous piece, and,

therefore, present an obstruction to the insertion of short forms into the desired printing align- The interposition of, finger pieces 2! as above described, overcomes this obstruction and permits the rapid removal and insertion of front fedshort .forms into correct printing alignment. It has been found, however,

that such interposing of the fingerpieces, and

especially where there must be a pluralitybf.

them, as illustrated in the present disclosure, generally tends to weaken the front feed assembly and thereby impairs its smooth and easy operation. To overcome this, there is provided a series oi brace rods 28' arranged to be connected between arms l8 and sides 211 of finger pieces I! and also between sides 23 of thefinger pieces in the following manner.

The opposite ends of the square shafts 24 are turned round adjacent their ends, as shown" in Figure 2. A pair of clamp members 39 and 31 are arranged to embrace rods 16 and 24 andare clamped firmly thereon by means of a screw 3-2 passing through said .members'and threaded in a rearwardly extending arm 33, theforward end of which fits flush againstthe surface of member 3|. Arms 33 are apertured to receive the opposite ends of brace rods 29; and screws, such as 35,

threaded in the ends of these rods provide a secure connection between side walls 20' and 23 of.

finger pieces 2!, and arms !8. These clamping, units, shown in detail in Figures 2 and 3, are indicated generally at 36 in Figure l, and one is provided adjacent each arm i8 and adjacent sides 29 and 230i each finger piece-2 i.

In operation, the front feed bail mechanism is swung forwardly from. the position shown in Figure 1, known as the closed position, to open position. This removes rolls 26 fromv contact With platen 3, and brings chutes H, Hand 13 into substantially vertical position ready formsertion of the forms. The forms are inserted downwardly into the chutes to correct printing alignment, and the front feed bail is then swung I backto the closed position as shown. It has been I found in practice, that by using the'novel ar rangement of the clampmem-bers with, the brace rods. 2'9, when finger openings are provided, that opening and. closing of'the bail mechanism. may

be accomplished as smoothly and easily as heretofore, notwithstanding the inclusion of such fin,-

ger openings,. the entire structure retaining its former rigiditythe same as though rods ifianjd 24 extended unbroken across the entire carriage.

While the form of mechanism herein shown and described is admirably adapted to fulfill the objects primarily stated, it is to beunderstood that it is not intended to confine the invention to the one form of embodiment herein-disclosed,

for it is susceptible of' em-bodiment in various formsall coming within the scope of the claim which follows. I f i What-is claimed is:. p In a paper carriage having aroller platen, a

movable. front feed bail mechanism including sets of three spaced parallel rods extending trans-- versely of said platen, .underslung bridges mounted .in spaced relation between said sets of rods. and. connected to. the rods at the ends thereof; to facilitate introduction: of short forms around said platen, and clamping means extending between the ends of the rods in each set to give rigidity tothe mechanism.

WALTER A. ANDERSON. g 

